Review "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey!

I have an Advance Reader Copy of The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey to give away to one lucky teen (grades 6-12). This post-apocalyptic sci-fi book is due to be released May 7, but you can snag a copy now if you are willing to submit a short review of the book after you read it. I will post the review right here on the Teen Blog to share with other readers. Please contact Danielle Pacini at dpacini[at]frvpld[dot]info with your name and contact information if you are interested!

Attend our Open Mic Night during Teen Read Week

The theme for this year's Teen Read Week is Books with Beat @ Your Library. Come in to the library to check out books with beat. Maybe you're interested in...

◊◊ non-fiction books about musicians and bands (Check out call number 782.42166 !)
◊◊ poetry
◊◊ audiobooks
◊◊ fiction that features main characters who are musicians (stay tuned for a reading list)

Our Open Mic Night is Wednesday, October 20 at 7 PM. If you are interested in reading/performing something, show up a little earlier so you can sign in. You can also stop by just to listen. Snacks and refreshments will be available for attendees and participants.

Interested in writing a novel in a month?

November is National Novel Writing Month, where the goal is to write an entire novel (50,000 words for adults) from November 1-November 30. For the Young Writers Program, each person can choose his or her word count goal. Depending on your grade and the time you can spend on writing, look at this chart to see a suggested range for your word count goal.Writing can be done on a computer or by hand. After making it to your word count goals you will be able to print out a certificate from the website.

You can start signing up now at the Information Desk, but you can’t start writing yet (it is okay to write down ideas and notes). You can also set up an account on the site NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program. The YWP site has lots of helpful ideas and writing tools. Note: if you've already registered on the site we still want you to let us know you signed up, because we are ordering a kit of free incentives/progress charts for the teens who participate.

This is a program that anyone can sign up for on their own, but I thought it would be fun to get a group together at the library to help motivate each other if we were all writing toward our goals together. I will be participating as well, my word count goal is 50,000. You can also call the Information Desk at 847-428-3661 x 308 to sign up, or email Danielle.

Submit a (nearly) haiku review!

Hey, teens! We are looking for readers to write about recent books they have read. Just one thing: you have to write your review using stanzas in the form of a haiku. A haiku review! A nearly-haiku review works, too. We won't be strict about adhering to the syllable counts. To refresh your memory, a haiku consists of 17 syllables:
line 1: 5 syllables
line 2: 7 syllables
line 3: 5 syllables

Here is my haiku review of Twilight:

Studious Bella
moves to Forks to be with dad.
So rainy, but wait!

Brooding veg. vamp in
bio class is quite dreamy:
Edward (cold and pale).

He can't read her mind.
Where does he go on sunny
days? Well, he sparkles.

The Cullens play ball...
Bella, watch out for that James!
Vamp fight ensues and

Edward must save Bells.
Vamps are so dangerous, no?
Become smitten with

them and you'll ignore
everything else in your life.
Cute vampires make the

plot go quickly, but
I wish Bella had a life
outside sir Edward.

I know you will do better than my offering! Submit your haiku review to dundeeteens@dundeelibrary.info and we will post the haiku reviews on the blog!

Attention all scribes, writers, and lovers of poetry

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? Join us in celebrating poetry and writers! During April submit your poetry to dundeeteens@dundeelibrary.info and we will post your work on the Dundee Library website and in the teen area. In consideration of our library audience the Dundee Library reserves the right not to post poems on the site that contain questionable language or subject matter.